Ry Bradley
Ry Bradley (Ryan Paul Bradley), born August 18, 1980 is a singer, songwriter and guitarist based in Newport Beach, California. In 2013, Ry rose to prominence when his single "New Kind of Lonely" was featured on SiriusXm's "The Highway" for 3 weeks. The song rose to 98 on the the MediaBase record charts while being played on over 100 terrestrial radio stations across the United States.[1]
Ry Bradley was awarded "Country Artist of the Year" by the LA Music Awards in 2014 and subsequently went on to receive nominations in 2015 for "Country Artist of the Year" as well as "Best Video of the Year" for his single "Freedom Like This." [2]
Ry Bradley grew up in Haleiwa Hawaii and Tustin California. While in high school he received scholarships to attend the University of California, Irvine where he completed a Bachelors Degree in Guitar Performance under the instruction of John Schneiderman.[3][4][5]
From 2002- 2006 Ry Bradley was the Lead Singer and Guitarist for Honolulu's first Rockabilly Band, "Suspicious Minds." While in Suspicious Minds, Ry Bradley collaborated with Hawaii Opera Theatre vocalists, Sherry Chock Wong (Sherry Shaoling), Andy Maddock, and Julius Ahn to create "Punk Rock Opera" a benefit concert for Unity Crayons Organization for Youth Empowerment.[6]
From 2008- 2011 Ry Bradley was the lead guitarist for the Rockabilly/Jazz band "Devil Doll" in Los Angeles California.
In 2012 Ry Bradley signed a song-writing deal with publisher and radio personality Charlie Monk of Nashville Tennessee.[7]
Discography
Year | Album Details | Track Listing | US Chart Performance |
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2012 | "Ry Bradley" - self titled | 1.Payback
2.Softly Tenderly 3.You Need My Love 4.Gotta Make Up My Mind 5. Hollywood Endings 6.Coahuila 7. I don't want to be Evil 8. Take it Out on Me 9. It's Just a Game 10. Get Your Gun 11. Pistol Packing 12.Rythoven |
Did Not Chart |
2013 | "Freedom Like This" - EP
Released: January 2013; CD, Digital Download, Streaming Label: Crimson Q records, Independent |
|
98 on Media Base Chart |
2016 | "You Me and the Music" - EP
Released: December 2016; CD, Digital Download, Streaming Label:Self released |
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References
- ↑ Editor, Adrian Gomez | Journal Arts and Entertainment. "'New Kind of Lonely': That hit put Ry Bradley on the map". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ↑ "Ry Bradley Wins 2014 LA Music Awards "Country Artist of the Year" | Claire Trevor School of the Arts | UC Irvine". www.arts.uci.edu. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ↑ "Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News". archives.starbulletin.com. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ↑ "Ry Bradley Wins 2014 LA Music Awards "Country Artist of the Year" | Claire Trevor School of the Arts | UC Irvine". www.arts.uci.edu. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ↑ "LA Music Award winner Bradley headlines today at Texas Cafe". Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ↑ "Anarchy at the opera | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper". the.honoluluadvertiser.com. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ↑ "LA Music Award winner Bradley headlines today at Texas Cafe". Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 2016-11-25.